JOHN MAC KAH - Rapid River Magazine
JOHN MAC KAH - Rapid River Magazine
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RAPID RIVER ARTS & CULTURE MAGAZINE<br />
Established in 1997 • Volume Fourteen, Number Nine<br />
MAY 2011<br />
www.rapidrivermagazine.com<br />
Publisher/Editor: Dennis Ray<br />
Managing Editor: Beth Gossett<br />
Marketing: Dennis Ray<br />
Staff Photographer: Dennis Ray<br />
Layout & Design: Simone Bouyer<br />
Poetry Editor: Ted Olson<br />
Proofreader: Mary Wilson<br />
Accounting: Sharon Cole<br />
Distribution: Dennis Ray<br />
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS:<br />
Judy Ausley, James Cassara,<br />
Katie Chen, Michael Cole,<br />
Maggie Cramer, Amy Downs,<br />
John Ellis, Barbara Fillon,<br />
Beth Gossett, Max Hammonds, MD,<br />
Phil Hawkins, Nancy Hayes,<br />
Tommy Hays, Laura Hope-Gill,<br />
Phil Juliano, Chip Kaufmann,<br />
Michelle Keenan, Amanda Leslie,<br />
Juliet Litman, Peter Loewer,<br />
Heather Maloy, Kay S. Miller,<br />
Tim Muth, April Nance,<br />
Ted Olson, Michael F. Parker,<br />
Ruth Planey, Dennis Ray,<br />
Erin Scholze, Clara Sofia,<br />
Greg Vineyard, Bill Walz,<br />
Kirsten M. Walz, Joe Zinich.<br />
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© <strong>Rapid</strong> <strong>River</strong> Arts & Culture <strong>Magazine</strong>,<br />
May 2011 Vol. 14 No. 9<br />
On the Cover:<br />
John Mac Kah, see interview on page 3.<br />
3 Interviews<br />
John Mac Kah -<br />
Fine Art . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />
Steven Forbes-deSoule - Fine Art . . . 4<br />
R. Handy, D. McKeelan - Stage. . . . . 8<br />
David Starkey - Performance . . . . . . . 9<br />
Dr.C.Michael Porter–Performance. 13<br />
Greg Vineyard - Fine Art . . . . . . . . 35<br />
Jenny Buckner - Fine Art . . . . . . . . . 18<br />
Karen Garwood - Fine Art . . . . . . . . 39<br />
6 Fine Art<br />
Folk Art Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6<br />
East of Asheville Studio Tour. . . . . . 20<br />
Weaverville Art Safari. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20<br />
TRAC Studio Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21<br />
Constance Williams Gallery . . . . . . . 25<br />
9 Performance<br />
Taste of Opera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9<br />
Carmen: the Ballet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34<br />
10 Columns<br />
James Cassara - Music . . . . . . . . . . 10<br />
Joe Zinich - Beer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24<br />
Michael F. Parker - Wine . . . . . . . . 25<br />
Ted Olson - Poetry . . . . . . . . . . . . 26<br />
Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27<br />
Peter Loewer - Thoreau’s Garden . 28<br />
Bill Walz - Artful Living . . . . . . . . 29<br />
Max Hammonds, MD - Health . . 30<br />
Judy Ausley - Southern Comfort. . 31<br />
Eddie LeShure - Jazz. . . . . . . . . . . . 34<br />
Greg Vineyard - Fine Art . . . . . . . . 37<br />
11 Music<br />
The Archers of Loaf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11<br />
The Cheeksters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12<br />
Mike Holstein. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12<br />
14 Movie Reviews<br />
22 Stage Preview<br />
NC Stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22<br />
32 What to Do Guide <br />
Best in Show by Phil Juliano . . . . . 33<br />
Callie & Cats by Amy Downs . . . . 33<br />
Corgi Tales by Phil Hawkins . . . . 33<br />
Dragin by Michael Cole . . . . . . . . 33<br />
36 Noteworthy<br />
WhiteGate Inn and Cottage . . . . . . . 36<br />
Great Smokies Creations . . . . . . . . 38<br />
R A P I D R I V E R A R T S<br />
we love this place<br />
Illustrating Cartoon Narratives, a collection of drawings and<br />
prints by UNC Asheville senior Jared Espinoza, will be on<br />
display through May 13, 2011 in UNC Asheville’s Ramsey<br />
Library, Blowers Gallery. A reception with the artist will be<br />
held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday,<br />
May 6. The works combine<br />
Espinoza’s cartoon vision<br />
with the approaches of 18th<br />
and 19th century cartoonists.<br />
The show is a culmination<br />
of Espinoza’s work towards<br />
a bachelor’s degree at UNC<br />
Asheville. Blowers Gallery,<br />
located in UNC Asheville’s Illustration by Jared Espinoza<br />
Ramsey Library, is free and<br />
open to the public. The gallery will be open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.<br />
weekdays, with some additional viewing hours. For more<br />
information, call (828) 251-6436.<br />
The 5th Annual Americana Burlesque & Sideshow Festival<br />
(ABSfest) takes place June 3-5. Friday Night Red Carpet<br />
Gala begins at 9 p.m. Opening ceremonies are followed by<br />
awards, performance, live music<br />
and more, $15. At Bebe Theatre,<br />
Commerce Street, in Asheville.<br />
Little Luna<br />
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Saturday, June 4, ABSfest Saturday<br />
Night Spectacular: The Burlesque<br />
Bazaar and sidewalk sideshow will<br />
be followed by live music, $25.<br />
From 8 to 11 p.m. at the Orange<br />
Peel on Biltmore Avenue. Afterparty<br />
begins at 11 p.m. for just $5!<br />
Saturday & Sunday Burlesque, Circus<br />
and Arts Business Workshops<br />
in the ABSfest Seminary – $20 each<br />
or 5 for $90. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.<br />
New Studio of Dance, Commerce<br />
Street, in Asheville.<br />
Sunday, June 5, Sideshow Brunch: 1/2 price food, drinks and<br />
more entertainment with DC’s Cheeky Monkey Sideshow,<br />
$5. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Arcade Asheville, a groovy,<br />
two-story palace of vintage video games, 130 College St.<br />
For tickets, reservations, or more details please visit www.<br />
sideshowburlesque.org. Saturday Night Spectacular tickets<br />
available at www.theorangepeel.net.<br />
Sunday, May 1<br />
Big Love Fest, a free<br />
event held in downtown<br />
Asheville at Roger McGuire<br />
Green and Pack Square<br />
from 1 to 8 p.m.<br />
May 7-8<br />
Weaverville Art Safari,<br />
tour studios from 10 a.m.<br />
to 6 p.m. Preview Party<br />
takes place Friday, May 6<br />
from 7 to 9 p.m. For more<br />
information visit www.<br />
weavervilleartsafari.com<br />
May 12-15<br />
Lake Eden Arts Festival,<br />
at Camp Rockmont in<br />
Black Mountain. Live<br />
music, art and culture from<br />
around the world. Bring<br />
the entire family. Call (828)<br />
686-8742 or visit www.<br />
theLEAF.org<br />
May 13-14<br />
Carmen: the Ballet,<br />
presented by the Asheville<br />
Ballet at 7:30 p.m. at Diana<br />
Wortham Theatre at Pack<br />
Place. Tickets are $25-<br />
45, $20-35 students, $15<br />
children. For reservations<br />
call the box office at (828)<br />
257-4530.<br />
May 14-15<br />
EAST of Asheville<br />
Studio Tour, from 10 a.m.<br />
to 6 p.m. daily. For details<br />
call (828) 686-1011 or visit<br />
www.eaststudiotour.com.<br />
Distributed at more than 390 locations throughout eight counties in WNC and South Carolina.<br />
First copy is free – each additional copy $1.50<br />
Vol. 14, No. 9 — RAPID RIVER ARTS & CULTURE MAGAZINE — May 2011 7
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